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April 2025 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, April 9)
Please join us for the April meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, April 9. The meeting will be held at the…
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Public observation at Yadkin Memorial Park at Lake Hampton (Saturday, April 5)
WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place. On Saturday, April 5, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will hold a free public astronomy observation at Yadkin Memorial…
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Solar Observations for the Statewide Star Party (Friday April 4 and Saturday April 5)
WEATHER UPDATE: The Surry Community College event will take place. WEATHER UPDATE: The Kaleideum and Forsyth County Central Library events will take place. Forsyth Astronomical…
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Titan
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 33, Number 3. The outer Solar System covers a vast distance from Jupiter (at just under half a billion miles from…
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2025 NC Statewide Star Party (April 4 & 5)
Once again The Forsyth Astronomical Society will be participating in the North Carolina Statewide Star Party, which will be held on Friday April 4 and…
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Spring into Spring
Yes folks, it is spring! Technically, we reached the vernal equinox on Thursday March 20 at 5:01 EDT. This is when the Sun, which follows…
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That’s a wrap! The March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse
The March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse has come and gone. Here are photos (and one video) of the eclipse from several FAS members. Images Credit:…
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CANCELED – Public observation at Pilot Mountain (Friday, March 28)
WEATHER UPDATE: Most forecasts show clouds increasing through the evening, coupled with increasing amounts of smoke. Our public observation at Pilot Mountain State Park is…
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Happy Pi Day 2025!
Happy Pi Day everyone! Here is an astronomy blog we wrote a few years ago (Happy Pi Day and The Hierarchy of Numbers) and an…
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New Moons for the Solar System
It is very difficult to keep up with the number of moons in our Solar System. Here is the latest count: Earth: 1 Mars: 2…
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Public observation at Stone Mountain (Saturday, March 22)
WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place. On Saturday, March 22, 2025 the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Stone Mountain…
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That’s a wrap! A night of observing the stars at Pilot Mountain (February 28, 2025)
Finally, the clouds cleared and the weather held steady. We made it up to Pilot Mt. State Park. Around 200 people joined us for a…